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CASE EUR SEWING MACHINES.

Patented Oct. 10, 1882.

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CASE FOR 'SEWING MAGEINES.

No. 265,701. Patented Oct. 10, 1882.

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CASE PoRV SEWING MACHINES.

No. 265,701. f Patente'd Oct. 10, 1882.

UNTTEE. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

eUsrAv RANGE, or NEW YORK, N. Y., Assienon To soPHiE RANGE, or

. sAME PLAGE.

CASE FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,701, dated October 10, 1882.

Application filed March 31, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUs'rAV RANGE, ot' the city and. State of New York, have invented an Improvement in C tbinets or Gases for Sewing- Machines, of which the following is a specification.

In Letters Patent No. 147,572, granted tome February i7, 1874, there is a swinging cover to the sewing-machine, and the under side is partially closed to form an extension to the sewing-machine table.

My present invention is an improvement upon the cover and its supporting device. l also make use ot' drawers in a frame that slides lin sidewise beneath the table of the sewing-machine, and hence is in a convenient position when drawn out from beneath the table. I also provide a swinging door and a table-leaf for use in connection with the sewing-machine table to increase the convenience of the cabinet when performing particular kinds of work.

In the drawings, Figure lis an elevation of the cabinet, with the cover and side door in section. Fig. 2 is a transverse section at the line 'x x. Fig. 3 is a section horizontally with the'drawers moved outfrom the fra-me of the sewing-machine. Fig. 4is a sectional plan vat the line y y with the door r open, the section being below its leaf t. Fig. 5 is a view at the left-hand end of the c.\binet with-the door open and the leaf raised up; and Fig. 6 represents the upper partof the door r as open, with the table-leail t raised and in section, and a portion of the bedf.

The frame of the sewing-machine consists of the base a, upon which the treadle b is attached, the side panel or frame, e, back frame or legs, d d, and frontleg, e. The table frests upon the upper ends of the parts c d e, and is irmly connected therewith.

`The sewing-machine sisef any desired character, and does not require description.

The top 7L or cover to the sewing-machine is hinged at t" by slip-hinges, so that it may be taken off if desired. Under ordinary circumstances it will be swung over to the left side, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l; butinstead of being supported by a bracket, as in my said patent, I use a swinging leg, h', that is attached by a horizontal pivot-pin, 2, or

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screw to the back, of the cover, and when the cover h is turned over the sewing-machine thisl leg hangs down at the back of the machine, and its lower end may pass into a steadyingsocket, '3, upon the back leg or frame ot' the machine, and when turned aside for giving ac cess to the sewing-machine this leg supports the cover and' prevents any risk of the hinges being strained.

The movable box lc is adaptel to form an ornament at the top of the cover. There are dowels or pins for holding it in place, and a hinged lid, k', that covers a movable tray, k2, into which spools ot' thread, needles, or similar articles can be introduced. This box k is to be lit'ted oh" before reversing the cover h.

The cover It is made with a swinging Hap, 71,2, hinged at 5, and the same is made with boxes 6, similar to a desk, so that the ilap h2 may be turned back, and the cabinet is then adapted to use as a writing-desk.

I provide a swinging foot-rest, h3, which is the lo er part ot' the movable drawer-ease, hereinafter described. This footrest is available when the desk is in use. The foot-rest 11.3,'being hinged at the bottom, it closes the opening in the front when swung up, but when turned down the opening allows the front parts of the feet to pass into the ease.

The drawers m m are within a frame or case, 11, that is of ordinary construction, except that the front and back portions of the case slide upon the guideways 7 and 8 upon the bottom part, a, of thecabinet or sewing-machine frame, and the end 10 of the case u reaches down to the floor, ornearly so, and is preferably provid ed with rollers or casters, so that the ease n can be drawn bodily out to the left from beneath the bed of the sewing-machine, and it will rest upon the end portion, l0, and the front and back will be upon the guideways 7 and 8. Hence the drawers will be in a position where they are easily accessible. It will be noticed that the front and back portions of the case a extend to the right beyond the drawers, so as to close the back and front of IOO There is a flap, h6, hinged at l5, that can be made to imitate a drawer-front. This can be turned downward and outward after the case n and drawers have been drawn out to theleft from beneath the bed of the machine, and in that position the top of the case n is either below the cover h when turned over, as shown by dotted lines, or it may be used as a table if the cover h is over the machine.

The treadle of the sewing-machine prevents the use ofva drawer in the bottom of the sliding case n. Hence the foot-rest h3 aforesaid is introduced in lower part of the case n.

I employ a swinging door, t", at Ythe left side of the cabinet below the bed fto close after the case n has been pushed back beneath the bed f, and upon this door r, I hinge a tableleaf, t, that is provided with a bolt, e, beneath it to hold the leaf up at the level, ornearly so, ofthe bedffor work to rest upon. This leaf is turned np to place and bolted after the reversible cover has been removed at its slip or detachable hinges i; or, if desired, the cover h may be hinged to the right edge of the sewing-machine bed instead of the left, so as not to come in the way of this foldingleaf t.

This cabinet is especially adapted to sewing-machines; but I do not limitits use to the cabinets or frames of such machines, as portions of my improvements may be used with other cabinets.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, with the hinged cabinetcover h, ofapendentleg, h', pivoted to the back ofthe cover and hanging behind the cabinet when in use and supporting the cover h when swung aside from over the bedf, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a sewing machine cabinet, of the reversible cover IL, hinged to the table, and the removable box lc above the -o ening in the cover having a lid lr and tra* k2, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a cabinet-case, of a door at one side hinged to the back of the case, a leaf hinged to the inside of the door and folding' downwardly against the inside of said door, and a bolt between the leaf and the bed of the cabinet-case to retain the same in position when raised up for use, substantially as specified.

4.. The combination, with the sewing-machine cabinet and its reversible cover, of a pendent leg pivoted to the back of the cover and a socket, 3, upon Ythe back of the case near the bottom for receiving the lower end of the leg, as set forth.

5. The combination, in the cabinet fora sewing-machine, of a frame with a table, a case, n, and drawers, the ways 7 and 8 in the lower partof thecabinet,upon which the casenrests, and a support, 10, at one end of the case of drawers resting on the door, whereby the case and drawers can be drawn out at the side of the cabinet-case and from beneath the sewingmachine table, as set forth.

6. The combination, with the table and frame supporting the same, of the case n, having drawers, and a foot, l0, resting on the Hoor, the slideways 7 and 8, in the bottom of the cabinet, and the iiap IL6 and hinges l5 to oonnect the ap to the case n, sothatthe flap may be turned down when the case u has been drawn out for increasing the table-room, substantially as specified.

Signed by me this 22d day of March, A. D. 1881.

G USTAV RANGE.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINGKNEY, GaAs. H. SMITH. 

